God’s Word Translation
Numbers 15:36
36So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 15:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses.
- New International Version (NIV)So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died.
Context of Numbers 15:36
34They kept him in custody until they decided what to do with him. 35Then the Lord said to Moses, “This man must be put to death. The whole community must take him outside the camp and stone him.” So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses. 37The Lord said to Moses, 38“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: For generations to come they must wear tassels on the corners of their clothes with violet threads in each tassel.
Read all of Numbers 15Numbers 15:36 word by word
וַיֹּצִ֨יאוּ אֹת֜וֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָ֗ה אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ בָּאֲבָנִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- him withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- and stonedרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
- him with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- and he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
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Commentaries on Numbers 15:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Stoned him - See the note on Leviticus 24:23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners, who sin designedly against God's will and glory. Sins thus committed are exceedingly sinful. He that thus breaks the commandment reproaches the Lord. He also despises the word of the Lord. Presumptuous sinners despise it, thinking themselves too great, too good, and too wise, to be ruled by it. A particular instance of presumption in the sin of sabbath-breaking is related. The offence was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-36This story gives an example of what Numbers 15:30–31 teaches. The Sabbath was the Lord’s holy day. The people were not allowed to ignore it or treat it as unimportant (Exodus 20:8–11; 31:14–15; 35:1–3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3635-36. The Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death--The Lord was King, as well as God of Israel, and the offense being a violation of the law of the realm, the Sovereign Judge gave orders that this man should be put to death; and, moreover, He required the whole congregation unite in executing the fatal sentence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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